EP 0542458 A2 19930519 - Method and apparatus for separation of canned goods and reclaiming food therefrom.
Title (en)
Method and apparatus for separation of canned goods and reclaiming food therefrom.
Title (de)
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Trennung von Büchsenprodukten und zur Rückgewinnung von Lebensmitteln aus diesen Produkten.
Title (fr)
Procédé et dispositif pour la séparation de produits mis en boîte et pour la récupération d'aliments à partir de ces produits.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 79036891 A 19911112
Abstract (en)
Food contents are separated from ferrous metal cans for conversion into useful byproducts by lacerating the can bodies into strips of metal to expose their contents, advancing along a vibrating conveyor section through a liquid spray, followed by magnetic separation to remove the metal strips and separately collect the food contents and metal strips for recycling. In order to convert the food contents into animal feed, the contents are first dried to reduce their moisture level either by mechanical dehydration or by the addition of bulking agents and then advanced through an extruder section to convert the food contents into dry particle form. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A23K 1/00 (2006.01); A23K 1/10 (2006.01); A23L 1/00 (2006.01); A23N 17/02 (2006.01); B03B 9/06 (2006.01); B09B 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A23K 40/20 (2016.05 - US); A23K 40/25 (2016.05 - EP US); B03B 9/061 (2013.01 - EP US); B09B 3/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B09B 2101/02 (2022.01 - EP US); Y02P 60/87 (2015.11 - EP US); Y02W 30/52 (2015.05 - EP US); Y02W 30/82 (2015.05 - US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0542458 A2 19930519; EP 0542458 A3 19940126; EP 0542458 B1 19980603; AU 2821192 A 19930513; CA 2082329 A1 19930513; DE 69225775 D1 19980709; JP H05336942 A 19931221; MX 9206500 A 19940531; US 5230917 A 19930727; US 5346714 A 19940913; US 5352469 A 19941004; US 5438918 A 19950808
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 92310016 A 19921102; AU 2821192 A 19921109; CA 2082329 A 19921106; DE 69225775 T 19921102; JP 32628092 A 19921112; MX 9206500 A 19921111; US 7712393 A 19930614; US 7712693 A 19930614; US 79036891 A 19911112; US 96687292 A 19921026